EPISODE 10

Ahhhh very very emotional episode between the two ladies, Jess and Ling. Ling first.



Sperm Donor Case

That donor still can't stop wanting to see his daughter that he went to her school, not to kidnap her as aleged by the adopted parents but to see her. Then he took the straw to her drinks, tested the DNA and voila! She is his daughter. But parents still say NO NO NO to him wanting joint custody. Ling felt he should have stepped away as she reasoned the child is having a happy life, why disrupt it? Ahhhh that is until she faces a personal dilemma of the same kind. More on that later. Ben feels well it is a no win case unless everybody agrees on something whilst Vincent feels that client's instruction is the most important thing. Do as he says he said to Ling.



So still no verdict on this complicated case.



Now Ling ... a stranger named May suddenly appeared but her mom and dad told her to go away, and then her mom looked to scared that she argued with her dad. Ling didn't know what is going on. But we the viewers know! Apparently Ling's father moved to Canada to get citizenship whilst mom stayed back at HK when father met a waitress named May over there, had a brief affair and Ling was the result. The mother took back Ling to HK with the father because mother thought real mom could not afford to take care of the child. When Ling was 6 the real mom did requested to see Ling just for one time but her mom, scared of losing Ling chased the woman away. Now years later, an Auntie May went to see Ling at her firm, gave her a box and told her in it contained all that she needed to know. Ling went home angry and crying and blaming her mother who was crying, scared and fearful of losing Ling. Why Ling was so upset? Because she thought her mom was being very selfish for not letting Ling see her real mom just once and that now Ling was very angry because she will never have that chance as her real mom died some time ago. Ling ran away, calling Vincent who was busy with Jess' case and so Ben took the call and went to see Ling. His advice, with Ling crying on his shoulder was to let time heal all wounds and understand that her mom may be scared of losing her because she loved her dearly and maybe in time Ling can forgive her mom. I thought that was very gracious of Ben being so caring and such good advice. But Ling said NO WAY and so she wanted to stay away for a while and Ben took her to Jess and Sister Na (so very strange) took her in like a long time friend.



Tomorrow we will see an over emotional Ling screaming at her mother in public. I understand her anger but she is too emotional. Can't blame her but can't blame the mother either. One secret, one cruel act and Ling could not forget all that and yet did not even try to remember how loving this mother was to her. She will forgive her but maybe this will tie in with the ending for that sperm donor case. Now that she knew the truth, perhaps she will advise that sperm donor's case (as in the mother) to allow the daughter to see her real dad and let the child know the truth. You will be amazed at how forgiving children can be and yet how loyal that they may choose to stay with adopted mom who loved them, nurtured them. In this sperm donor case, I am of course talking about the adopted father.



Back to Jess now, the second tearful character today. As predicted she got her heart broken, luckily not in public. Ben tried to tell her over the phone but she was busy choosing a song to sing at the office party later for Vincent that she didn't care to talk much. And then she saw Ben and Ling, very intimate, Ling wearing the red coat Jess wanted to buy (actually Ling liked the black one but Vincent, having the same taste as Jess liked the red one - a clear indication Vincent and Jess are made for one another) and Ling gave to Vincent, of all things a pink crystal heart, exactly like what Jess wanted to give to Vincent! Then Jess knew and was about to cry really loud when the whole office arrived and Ben came to save the day. Then Jess was supposed to sing a song, a love song and she tearfully sang it (everybody was a bit taken aback by her emotional rendition) but luckily Ben went onstage and diverted the attention. Jess couldn't hate Ling and Vincent because they both gave her the watch she really liked (and very expensive) so Jess just left with Ben running after her. After some advice and some tears, Jess finally smile again and even danced with Ben on the bridge.



ISP Case

The next day Jess and Vincent went back to court (small claims court) when Jess was sued by her ISP for a debt of $190-00 or something like that. Vincent qrgued brilliantly as usual and won the case based on the fact that ISP can't just extra charge their clients and then announce new services and then demand the clients to write letters to demand back the money, a very long process. Marco (of Stanton Law Firm-where Sister Na worked) was for the Plaintiff. Vincent was naturally very very happy.



Now characters. I must say something about Ben, my very favourite character tonight. The way he ran after Jess, the way he shielded her from possibly making a fool out of herself in front of Vincent, the way he listened to Ling as she cried and cried ... you can never find such a nice guy. What a decent fellow. Even my sister who was watching this series with me said Ben is such a great guy. Love him! By the way Raymond Lam was as usual, cute, goofy and lovable. The way he took the mike and sang so badly, it was funny because he sang the themesong and believe me, he is a very good singer.



Jessica is also fast becoming one of my favourite character in here. She takes defeat in love not too hard, she is as goofy and lovable as Ben. She is such a nice girl, and today she argued her case quite well in court, though a bit emotional. The scene where her heart was broken as she saw Ling gave Vincent that pink crystal heart was such a sad scene. My heart cried out for her. And when she sang on the stage and started crying and singing, it wasn't supposed to be funny (I mean what is so funny at someone whose heart was broken just minutes ago and having to sing a love song that she intended to sing to Vincent to confess her love for him?) but I was laughing very hard because Bernice Liu was just too cute. I just wish Ben would just fall for Jess but well, no way, they're best of friends.



As for Vincent and Ling, yes definitely a golden couple but some signs that this relationship will suffer an early death (apart from the fact Ben can be said to be the lead male character and Ling the lead female character and in TVB universe, leads must be with leads in the end as well as the stupid opening sequence revealed it all!):-



1. Ling liked black coat, Vincent likes red coat (same taste as Jess) which shows different tastes, different ideology, personality, everything. Simple to come to that conclusion but in TVB universe, that is how things are.



2. Ling wore the red coat despite really liking the black coat to please Vincent. Ahhhh... too much pleasing on one side for another is another indication of doomsville coming up next!



3. Ling called Vincent in time of distress but Vincent didn't take the call as he did not take his phone with him but Ben took the call instead. Ahhhh in times of need, who will be there for her? Ben! In future episodes I BET that in times of need she will call Ben!



4. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL .... Ling told Ben FIRST her secret and then told Vincent who didn't offer any advice, just brush it aside and when Ling was busy thinking what she should do, Vincent was going on and on and on about his case against that ISP. Vincent wasn't being insensitive but this is an indication they're not thinking on the same wave length! Chinese say "MO MUD KAI".



So there you have it, the signs! I saw the signs, I opened up my eyes I saw the signs!



I also saw the sign why Vincent is actually in love with Jess ....



1. though he was eager to sue the ISP for personal glory, he found time to encourage Jess to buck up on her advocacy skills;



2. whenever he talks to Jess, he is smiling that smug smile and leaning FORWARD towards her, a very clear body language of attraction.



3. when shopping for christmas gifts with Ling, he actually ACTUALLY asked Ling "What should I buy Jessica for Christmas present?". Nobody mentioned Jess, Ling didn't talk about Jess, well maybe once when she was holding the red coat. But you didn't hear him say "What should I buy for Ben" but he actually specifically mentioned Jess.



See! See! He loves her, he just doesn't know it yet!



Anyway favourite couple today is Jess and Ben who are not a couple but very cute together. Vincent and Jess is also my favourite couple when they do get together because I like Jess, and she should deserve to be with the one she loves. But like Jess, I like Ling too because she's such a nice girl (except for her rude outbursts to her mom). Very confused.



Best female performance is without a doubt Myolie Wu with her tears and anger as she confronted her mom. Lui San also gave a very good performance.



Raymond Lam is still the best actor in here but I am beginning to like Sammul Chan because I find his Vincent very colourful character. Not to say Ben is boring, Ben is also a very interesting character but Vincent is so real; the way he fought his case, to win, to be challenged. Sammul Chan's best acting is always inside the courtroom but outside, he is still not the best. I still feel Kevin Cheng will make a very interesting Vincent. Someone misread me by saying I said he was the best or did a great job. I still feel someone else can do better but Sammul Chan is getting better as each episode goes by.



Bernice is all sunshine. Bad acting BUT love her.



Ok, some interesting stuff.



After this episode ended, I saw a brief promo clip of Sammul Chan. I have expected loads of things but I never expected a man like him (looking like him) is actually quite sporty. But himplaying the flute is expected. He gives me an impression he is very soft spoken but not quite. He's not rude, no but he did mentioned he wanted to be like Dayo Wong, a stand up comedien and a host. Maybe not as a comedian (I don't find him funny) but as a host, maybe because when he was speaking in that clip, he talked very clearly, fast but definitely can understand him. Plus he has a soothing voice actually so I do think he can be a host. He also talked with confidence. I believe there is a little Vincent in Sammul eh?



Likewise I heard Raymond Lam speak English an episode ago and just one sentence I know, he is educated and he has been to overseas. I never expected him to be a rich man's son but he seems educated. I think he was studying architecture right? Wonder did her got the degree? I doubt it since he's like only 26 right? I admire people like that, abandoning their chosen path and took up another course so different from what they studied. His parents must have disapproved at some point. Anyway I saw his graduation photo from TVB acting class and I have this impression that Raymond is a very quiet serious guy who keeps to himself. It is this kind of actor that makes good actor as they are good observors. He looked very weird in that photo, in fact he looked like a guy in a mug shot, like a criminal! Well look at what PR, make up, fashion and age can do to someone.